Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Road (WF8 2AH) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (WF8 2AH), the main crime hotspot is near The Rise. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grove Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cromwell Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivers Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivers Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harewood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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